Today’s Headlines
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By
Brad Aaron
8:50 AM EDT on July 14, 2016
- London Might Sell Its Fare Payment System to the MTA (AMNY)
- Ruben Diaz Jr. and John Samuelsen Have Some Ideas for MTA Capital Spending (News)
- The Subway Was a Mess Yesterday… (Gothamist, NY Mag, DNA, NY1, Post)
- …But It’s Still a Better Deal for Riders and NYC Than Uber (Brokelyn)
- We’re at the Point Where Citi Bike Ridership Records Don’t Make Lede Headline Anymore
- Reforms Coming to Bronx DA’s Office (NYT); NY Judges Are Appointed, Not Elected (WNYC, Post)
- City Vehicles to Be Equipped With Safe-Driving Tech, Pedestrian Detection Not Included (DNA)
- NYPD, Daily News: Man Killed by Bronx Hit-and-Run Driver “Assisted in His Own Death”
- Van Bramer Says Sunnyside Affordable Housing Project Too Big, Would Take Parking (Politico)
- Justin Davidson Frets for Governors Island (NY Mag); Squibb Park Bridge Fix at Hand (NYT)
- NYPD Worried Pokémon Go Will “Draw Strangers Together” (@danarubinstein); Meanwhile: News
- The Perpetual Tribulations of Storing a Car on a New York City Street (DNA, NY1)
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Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.
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